Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (AVS)
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
The 2012 Alaska Victimization Survey for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta was conducted from March to May 2012, and results were released on October 22, 2012 in Bethel. Findings include:
- Over half of adult women in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime;
- Nearly 17% have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in the past year;
- One out of every four adult women in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; and
- More than four out of every 10 have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.
Lifetime estimates
Data release
- Victimization survey results show that over half of adult women in the Yukon-Kuskokwim
Delta have experienced intimate partner violence or sexual violence or both
Oct 22, 2012 — UAA Justice Center Blog
October 22, 2012 press conference releasing results of the
2012 Alaska Victimization Survey for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
Bethel
Pictured (left to right): Dr. André Rosay, UAA Justice Center; Michelle DeWitt, Executive Director, Tundra Women's Coalition; Lauree Morton, Executive Director, Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA); Katie TePas, Office of the Governor, State of Alaska.